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Even renown people of religion and politics will throw away everything in order just to taste his food. And this is just my guess but I think that his dad actually an alumni drop out. He drop out maybe because there is nothing to learn anymore or maybe he met his wife their and they elope. maybe that is the reason he sent Souma in that school in order for him to find that special person who will taste his cooking that was in his dad letter.

Four-eyes in his pride didn't even cook his specialty. I guess now we have an excuse to why he's going to lose next chapter lol.
Also, the graduates assess Soma's level to be way beyond the level expected of a student. No surprise there.